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Less than one year until the year 2000 two seemingly small digits may turn January 1 2000 from a worldwide celebration into a universal nightmare With computers mistaking the year 2000 for 1900 virtually all businesses that use dates will be affected Not only will the companies be affected but also they are paying millions upon millions of dollars in order for computers to recognize the difference between the years 2000 and 1900 The year 2000 computer bug is a huge problem that our world must face In order to explain how to solve the millennium bug it is a good idea to be informed about exactly what the year 2000 problem is The year 2000 industry expert Peter de Jager described the problem quite well We programmed computers to store the date in the following format ddmmyy This only allows 2 digits for the year January 1 2000 would be stored as 010100 But the computer will interpret this as January 1 1900- not 2000 de Jager 1997 The 19 is hard-coded into computer hardware and software Since there are only 2 physical spaces for the year in this date format after 99 the only logical choice is to reset the number to 00 The year 2000 problem is unlike any other problem in modern history for several reasons Many computer professionals point out some of the most important ones Time is running out- the Year 2000 is inevitable The problem will occur simultaneously worldwide time zones withstanding It affects all languages and platforms hardware software The demand for solutions will exceed the supply It is too big and too overwhelming even for Bill Gates and Microsoft Widder 1997 Separate any one of these points makes Y2K a common abbreviation for the year 2000 problem an addition to the obstacle Combined they form what seems more like a hideous monster than an insignificant bug The impact of Y2K on society is

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